The Society has several ceremonies that offer men and women the opportunity
to mark major life transitions. Whether it is to welcome a child into the world,
mark a child into adolescence, or to pass on important information about
adulthood, these ceremonies address the meaning of birth, adolescence, marriage,
aging and death.

These ceremonies help us traverse "life crises", those crucial moments when
we pass from one state of being to the next in the circle of life.

Ritual of Naming

This is a rite of passage of a kind which occurs in many societies.
Specifically, there are times when we pass from one phase of our life's journey
and our spiritual development takes a certain turning. This may be the time for
a naming.

We all recognise the power of names. They are mostly given by others at a
time in our lives when we have no power. In our lives, our name may come to be
associated with the relationships which we have with many things....ourselves,
family, friends, those who hold power [over us] and so on. Our names can be
glorious and appropriate statements about our being, but they can also be out of
touch with our becoming and, indeed, they may be part of any unauthenticity
which we experience.